The most innovative textiles—in material, construction, performance, and aesthetics—available today.
Brussels-based artist Xavier Delory has completed the last in his series of fanciful visualizations: “Pilgrimage Along Modernity.”
In 1935 both Le Corbusier and a young Jane Jacobs discovered New York City for the first time.
Tectura Designs
A recap of Metropolis editor in chief Susan S. Szenasy and Phil Bernstein of Autodesk’s conversation on how technology is changing the boundaries between designing and making.
Florim’s porcelain is a material with high technical and aesthetic components. The porcelain is made by blending raw natural materials together, which, thanks also to the contemporary technologies of high-definition digital printing, can truthfully reproduce all kinds of surfaces and materials. The production process of the porcelain uses mechanical manufacturing techniques, and physical / chemical reactions – where Florim’s know-how is the essential piece of the complicated puzzle in producing the super high quality product.
We see how living patterns are signs of healthy design solutions in this series of articles about the influence of patterns on living structures.
The program kicks off its sixth Common Build competition this weekend.
Formica Forever Text by Alexandra Lange, Phil Patton, Peter York Foreword by Mark Adamson Formica® is 100 years old! To celebrate this centennial, Formica Corporation has published Formica Forever. The book takes us on a lively, information-packed walk through the life of this much-loved material: from its humble beginnings as electrical insulation; to its initial adoption by designers including Donald…
Mid-Century Architecture and Community on the Outer Cape
The architect filed a suit against the respected publication last week. Can she win?
Click here and here for excerpts from the book (PDF files). Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism Edited by Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford Foreword by Thomas Fisher Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and greater good. Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and Katie…
A project by Fritz Haeg — now in an expanded second edition
Writings and Talks by Metropolis Magazine Editor Susan S. Szenasy
An excerpt from the photographic book, “Vertical Horizon,” pays tribute to the city’s unique and often claustrophobic skyline.
Don’t miss Metropolis in discussion with Justin Titucci of Evans & Paul about new material and fabrication technologies.
